Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lake Mooney Reservoir

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

1. Lake Mooney Reservoir Marker

Inscription. Stafford Deputy Jason Edward Mooney served his community and his country during his short life. He was a 2002 graduate of Colonial Forge High School where he was a member of the school band and played football and baseball. He worked as a deputy with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office and was an active member of the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department at Company 2. He was also a U. S. Marine Corps Reservist and served one tour of duty in Iraq. Deputy Mooney died on October 19, 2007, in an automobile accident on I-95 while responding to an emergency call. This reservoir is named after Deputy Mooney to honor his service to Stafford County citizens and to the United States of America.

Lake Mooney Reservoir is a key component of Stafford County's water supply system. The reservoir was created by the construction of a dam approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the mouth of Rocky Pen Run, north of the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia. The reservoir holds 5.54 billion gallons of water and has a surface area of 503 acres. The dam is 118 feet in height and 1,200 feet in length.

Erected 2015 by Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 2007.

Location. 38°

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20.042′ N, 77° 32.675′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It can be reached from Greenbank Road 0.2 miles west of Scott's Ford Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chancellorsville Campaign Events in 1863 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mud March (approx. 1.4 miles away); War Balloons (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Rise & Fall of the Rappahannock Navigation System (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fraternizing at the Ford (approx. 2 miles away); Auction Block (approx. 2.1 miles away); Spirit of Freedom (approx. 2.1 miles away); Runaways (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Lake Mooney entry on the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources website. (Submitted on February 20, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Stafford County Historic Cabin Restoration. (Submitted on February 20, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

2. Lake Mooney Reservoir Marker

Lake Mooney Reservoir and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

3. Lake Mooney Reservoir and Marker

Lake Mooney Reservoir image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

4. Lake Mooney Reservoir

Sanford-Burgess cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

5. Sanford-Burgess cabin

Stafford County restored a historic cabin at Lake Mooney. Known as the Sanford-Burgess cabin, the cabin was initially used as living quarters for enslaved persons and was identified in a study as one of the few remaining buildings of its kind in the county.

Photographed by Kevin W., February 15, 2023

6. Lake Mooney Reservoir Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.